ALK and non-small cell lung carcinoma: Several mutations or amplifications occur in genes for the RTKs: EGFR, ALK, MET, ROS1, RET, FGFR1 and DDR2 or in genes that help facilitate RTK downstream signaling events such as: KRAS, BRAF, and PIK3CA (phosphoinositide-3-kinase (PI3K) family member) in NSCLC [9–13].